Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
Semifinal 1

Rank
Lane
Name
Nationality
Reaction
Time
Notes
1
4
Kirani James
Grenada
0.144
44.02
Q, SB
2
6
LaShawn Merritt
United States
0.271
44.21
Q
3
2
Karabo Sibanda
Botswana
0.174
44.47
q, PB
4
7
Luguelín Santos
Dominican Republic
0.155
44.71
SB
5
1
Javon Francis
Jamaica
0.170
44.96
-
6
5
Nery Brenes
Costa Rica
0.181
45.02
-
7
8
Liemarvin Bonevacia
Netherlands
0.166
45.03
SB
8
3
Lalonde Gordon
Trinidad and Tobago
0.157
45.13
-

Question: How effective was Kirani James during the 2016 summer olympics? 
Answer: In the semi-finals, James had a season's best time of 44.02 to win the round nearly two tenths ahead of Merritt.